diff --git a/scripts/copyright.pl b/scripts/copyright.pl
index ff2f250b75..7c3296fa3a 100755
--- a/scripts/copyright.pl
+++ b/scripts/copyright.pl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ my @skiplist=(
     '^winbuild/BUILD.WINDOWS.txt$', # instructions
     '\/readme',
     '^.github/', # github instruction files
+    '^.dcignore', # deepcode.ai instruction file
 
     # docs/ files we're okay with without copyright
     'INSTALL.cmake',